Like-a-Fishhook Election Tracking

[Sensei]

I picked up a surprise 1st preference for Spade and a surprisingly high 3rd from MAS and ILV.  I don't see many more votes for me (Duke is really the only sure thing), but I think I can squeak this out anyway.

     There's also the 2nd preference from Ben. You shouldn't have too much trouble getting elected.

unfortunately, many of Down's supporters are too new to know why he shouldn't be in the Senate.

     Because Paul, SPC, Inks, & Sam are such neophytes.

My ticket is primarily an anti-NLC ticket, with picking DWTL as #1 just to annoy people.

     We're still intensely grateful. A vote is a vote after all.

I picked up a surprise 1st preference for Spade and a surprisingly high 3rd from MAS and ILV.  I don't see many more votes for me (Duke is really the only sure thing), but I think I can squeak this out anyway.

     There's also the 2nd preference from Ben. You shouldn't have too much trouble getting elected.

unfortunately, many of Down's supporters are too new to know why he shouldn't be in the Senate.

     Because Paul, SPC, Inks, & Sam are such neophytes.

I said "Many" not "All"

     Yeah, I just felt like being facetious. That aside, would you rather have had me run under the RPP banner?

depends. If Hugo Chavez ran against Hitler for president who would you vote for?

     Flee to Canada. If that's not an option, don't vote/write-in George Washington/turn in unmarked ballot.

As long as you didn't say Hitler like Down did, you're okay to run on the RPP ticket in my book.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I picked up a surprise 1st preference for Spade and a surprisingly high 3rd from MAS and ILV.  I don't see many more votes for me (Duke is really the only sure thing), but I think I can squeak this out anyway.

     There's also the 2nd preference from Ben. You shouldn't have too much trouble getting elected.

unfortunately, many of Down's supporters are too new to know why he shouldn't be in the Senate.

     Because Paul, SPC, Inks, & Sam are such neophytes.

My ticket is primarily an anti-NLC ticket, with picking DWTL as #1 just to annoy people.

     We're still intensely grateful. A vote is a vote after all.

I picked up a surprise 1st preference for Spade and a surprisingly high 3rd from MAS and ILV.  I don't see many more votes for me (Duke is really the only sure thing), but I think I can squeak this out anyway.

     There's also the 2nd preference from Ben. You shouldn't have too much trouble getting elected.

unfortunately, many of Down's supporters are too new to know why he shouldn't be in the Senate.

     Because Paul, SPC, Inks, & Sam are such neophytes.

I said "Many" not "All"

     Yeah, I just felt like being facetious. That aside, would you rather have had me run under the RPP banner?

depends. If Hugo Chavez ran against Hitler for president who would you vote for?

     Flee to Canada. If that's not an option, don't vote/write-in George Washington/turn in unmarked ballot.

As long as you didn't say Hitler like Down did, you're okay to run on the RPP ticket in my book.

     I'll keep that in mind when I run for office in the future.

[Robespierre's Jaw]

I must admit, I am surprised that DWTL is poised to be Senator-elect in this election cycle. Here I was thinking that he was going to run a failed campaign once more, similar to Xahar, but in this election cycle, the former Senator and Northeast Lieutenant Governor has shocked many Atlasian political pundits, inclusive of myself. Reminds me of my "campaign" for the Senate back in April.

[minionofmidas]

This seems to be the tactically correct ordering my top 3 preferences, and the tactically correct ordering of the next three (although 5th and 6th is exceedingly likely to be irrelevant tactically).
Of course, I may very easily be proven wrong yet.

We *might* yet salvage the Jas campaign.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

How long 'till polls close now [question mark]

Must remember to vote later.

[minionofmidas]

How long 'till polls close now [question mark]

Must remember to vote later.

11pm GMT. I think.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

How long 'till polls close now [question mark]

Must remember to vote later.

11pm GMT. I think.

Ah, good. Was getting worried that it might be very late or something.

[Јas]

Just a few comments...

First of all, turnout has been exceptional! It's been rare in recent times for Senate elections to get 60+ votes cast - so that's great to see. I have little doubt that that is at least partially down to STV ensuring that we have another down to the wire election where every vote matters. We have a 10 candidate election running and even at this late stage 9 of them are still in with a shout.

Before any votes were cast, claims were made that the STV system would cement the dominance of the NLC and of Northeasterners within the legistaure. These claims have been blown away with this election. Though 2 NLC seats looks very likely, the RRP, the SDP and the JCP are all likely to be in the next Senate. And when it comes down to it, it's likely only 1 Northeasterner will be elected today - indeed, 4 regions look set to have their citizens chosen.

Finally, on a personal note, many many thanks to the Jas voters out there. This past day has seen a surprising turnaround for my fortunes and I'm very grateful for your support. The post-election Jas HQ party was looking like it was going to be a lonely drab affair yesterday morning! My 'campaign' has not been a vigorous one, indeed, when I put my name down for the ballot I did so just for a bit of electoral fun and to pad out the ballot with another choice for voters. It looks likely at this stage that I shall fall just short this time, but I am heartened by the support nonetheless and will, of course, be delighted to return to the Senate to debate and argue and legislate as best I can for you all - should the votes shake out that way. In the meantime, I'm enjoying the election and the counting and I hope you all are too.

Now, back to your regular programming...

[DownWithTheLeft]

I picked up a surprise 1st preference for Spade and a surprisingly high 3rd from MAS and ILV.  I don't see many more votes for me (Duke is really the only sure thing), but I think I can squeak this out anyway.

"Surprisingly"?  Did you read the post creating my current political party at all?

Well I did read the one about you saying the SSP had nothing to do with yours

[DownWithTheLeft]

I actually think at this point I have a 50/50 chance of having the most 1st preferences and most last preferences.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Really shows just how proportional this system is when someone is controversial as I am is leading the voting while a well-respected, liked by everyone Atlasia like Jas or AndrewCT may fall short

[The Mikado]

If my counts are right, and Lewis' results are accurate, the next Senate will be:

NLC 4 (-1)
SDP 3 (+2)
RPP 2 (+1)
Independent 1 (UNCH)
JCP 0 (-1)


This will be a very different Senate.

[DownWithTheLeft]

If my counts are right, and Lewis' results are accurate, the next Senate will be:

NLC 4 (-1)
SDP 3 (+2)
RPP 2 (+1)
Independent 1 (UNCH)
JCP 0 (-1)


This will be a very different Senate.

The members at this point would be:

DWTL, Sensei, Colin, Al, Xahar, Torie, Meeker, BaconKing, Verily, Lewis Trondheim

This is going to be fun, I wouldn't want to go to the senate without my favorite stalker
More importantly there are some solid regional rights supporters in there, probably enough to block any attempts to eliminate regional senate seats

[DownWithTheLeft]

I regret not preferencing Sensei higher, I forgot about his vehement support of regional senate seats.  Any RPP members yet to vote (idk if there are any) vote him high

[Хahar 🤔]

Well, it looks like the JCP will finally be out for good.

[minionofmidas]

What, no new votes during the past hours?

Well. Still about three hours to go. The election is desperately close, people.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I regret not preferencing Sensei higher, I forgot about his vehement support of regional senate seats.  Any RPP members yet to vote (idk if there are any) vote him high

     Wish I had known about that. I would have preferenced him much higher.

[Sensei]

I regret not preferencing Sensei higher, I forgot about his vehement support of regional senate seats.  Any RPP members yet to vote (idk if there are any) vote him high

     Wish I had known about that. I would have preferenced him much higher.

yeah, that Sensei loves himself some regional Senate seats.

[Јas]

Updated count to King...

Total Valid Votes: 61
Quota: 11

Count 1

DWTL	10
CultureKing	8
Al	7	(15 #2 preferences)
Xahar	7	(11 #2 preferences)
Jas	6	(10 #2 preferences)
Colin	6	(8 #2 preferences)
Sensei	6	(6 #2 preferences)
AndrewCT	5	(4 #2 preferences)
HappyWarrior	5	(1 #2 preference)
benconstine	1
Evilmexicandictator	0	(1 #4 preference)

Notes
*Evilmexicandictator and CultureKing are included due to writing-in themselves in. All other write-ins are being ignored, lest the persons affected declare they are running.

*On the first count, candidates are ordered by the number of #1 preferences they receive. Where this is tied, they are ordered by the #2 preferences, and so on. (From Count 2 onwards, where candidates are tied on vote totals, they are ordered by their rank on the previous count.)

*No candidate reaches the quota so EMD and benconstine are eliminated and the vote redistributed.


Count 2 (Distribution of benconstine's vote)

DWTL	10	(+1)
CultureKing	8
Al	7
Xahar	7
Jas	6
Colin	6
Sensei	6
AndrewCT	5
HappyWarrior	5
benconstine	0	(-1)

Notes
benconstine's vote for himself was transfered to his #2 preference: DWTL.
SWTL reaches the quota and is deemed elected.
With no surplus available to redistribute, HappyWarrior is eliminated.


Count 3 (Distribution of HappyWarrior's vote)

DWTL	Elected
Sensei	9	(+3)
CultureKing	8
Xahar	8	(+1)
Al	7
Jas	6
Colin	6
AndrewCT	5
HappyWarrior	0	(-5)
Non-Transferable	1	(+1)

Notes
HW's votes transfered as follows:
HappyWarrior, Sensei and Meeker's votes went to Sensei.
Andy Jackson's vote went to Xahar.
Keystone Phil only preferenced HW, so his vote is non-transferable.

AndrewCT is eliminated.


Count 4 (Distribution of AndrewCT's vote)

DWTL	Elected
Sensei	10	(+1)
CultureKing	8
Xahar	8
Al	8	(+1)
Colin	8	(+2)
Jas	7	(+1)
AndrewCT	0	(-5)

Notes
Andrew's votes transfered as follows:
Conor Flynn's vote went to Sensei
hughento's vote went to Al
Andrew's and fezzy's vote went to Colin
PolNut's vote went to Jas

Jas is eliminated.


Count 5 (Distribution of Jas's vote)

DWTL	Elected
Sensei	11	(+1)
Colin	11	(+3)
Al	10	(+2)
Xahar	9	(+1)
CultureKing	8
Jas	0	(-7)

Notes
Jas's votes transferred as follows:
PolNut's vote went to Sensei - getting him to the quota
Gustaf's, afleitch's and TCash's votes went to Colin - getting him to the quota
Jas's and ilikeverin's votes went to Al
Lewis's vote went to Xahar

Sensei and Colin are deemed elected by reaching the quota, but have no surpluses to distribute.
With only 3 candidates for 2 seats, and no votes available to distribute further, the bottom candidate (CultureKing) is eliminated and Al and Xahar are deemed elected without reaching the quota.

Result
#1 DWTL
#2 Sensei
#3 Colin
#4 Al
#5 Xahar

[Јas]

I see now that Lewis beat me to this update (by quite a distance) *waves fist* - thus reducing my chances of winning the Speed Election Counting event in London 2012!

[minionofmidas]

Not hard to add a single vote that changes virtually nothing.

Is my count correct so far?

[Јas]

Not hard to add a single vote that changes virtually nothing.

Is my count correct so far?

We are in quite absolute agreement

I haven't checked through the full 61 to see if everyone is truly eligible but I imagine someone would have raised something about such by now if that was the case.

[minionofmidas]

Not hard to add a single vote that changes virtually nothing.

Is my count correct so far?

We are in quite absolute agreement

I haven't checked through the full 61 to see if everyone is truly eligible but I imagine someone would have raised something about such by now if that was the case.

Actually... I assume everybody would have trusted the SoFA's list, just like I am doing.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I guess that it's almost time to go out and vote...

[minionofmidas]

A vote for Jas would have quite dramatic effect atm.